webBooks are Center of Action

The center of action for that last several weeks has been webBook activity namely Cincinnati Region ICE and Business Cs.  See the blogs for each of the webBooks for details.  Much of the work is in preparation for ProductCamp Cincinnati 2016 where I have proposed two talks, one from each of the webBooks.

Hopefully the folks at ProductCamp will understand what I am up to and find value there.

webBooks Emerge

While it's been a while since the last entry, there has been much happening.

webBooks - At the time of the last post, fall 2013, I was focused on creating "Legumes."  From fall 2013 though fall 2014 the name migrated from Legumes to Legume webBooks and then to simply webBooks.  The approach and underlying methodology has remained the same, the "Legume Method," but the name of the result changed.

vBooks - When you make a presentation using a webBook and make a video of that presentation, the result is a video book which I have dubbed "vBook."  Rather than a single vBook for the entire webBook, each webBook usually has multiple vBooks.

eBooks - Another webBook format is a pdf file including all pages of the webook.  I call this an eBook.  This is handy if you want to share the webBook as a single file or you want to print some or all of the pages.

webBook Homepage - The concept of a webBook homepage was developed to provide a convenient web reference point to a webBook, its eBook, and all of the vBooks associated with it.  This is also a good place to provide a link to a Blog about the webBook.

Collections - If the information contained in a webBook becomes unwieldy it is time for a collection.  A webBook collection is a set of webBooks in the same topic area.

Portfolios - The collection of work produced by an artist is often referred to as the artist's portfolio.  Noting that there is an art component to webBooks, I have adopted this term to refer to a webBook creator's body of work.  Here is my portfolio.

Well that's a start to bringing you up to date on the happenings at Legume Technologies.

Perhaps you too will become a webBook author creating your own portfolio.

Taste of Legume Updated

Today I updated Taste of Legume to better reflect alignment with the Legume Technologies mission:

• To use the Legume Information Method for the good of others.
• To enable others to do the same.

Check out the updated Taste.

Legume Website Rebuild Complete

The rebuild of the Legume website is compete.  Give it a visit to see easier access to everything we are up to.  There you will find descriptions of services available, product download information, access to my Legume portfolio, and other valuable Legume info. Enjoy!

Legume 3.9.2 Released

Today we released Legume 3.9.2 for Microsoft Visio.  The major effort in this release is support for Microsoft Visio 2013.  There are also general bug fixes.  I suggest that all Visio 2010 and Visio 2013 users migrate to this release.  Go the the product page to get the download.  One thing to note.  For alignment with Visio 2013 there is a new "Project Save As" button on the Legume ribbon.  This replaces the project access under the menu selection "File, Save As..."  So use the "Project Save As" button the first time you save a new Legume file and every time you want to make a copy of an existing project.

Comet First Use Guide Updated

I have completed the next pass of Comet First Use Guide providing an introduction to Comet, the robust  product simulation environment from Comet Solutions.  Example 2 showing Comet linked to an Excel spreadsheet is new and vBooks (videos) have been updated.  Take a look.

Comet First Use Guide Available

I have completed the first pass of Comet First Use Guide providing an introduction to Comet, the robust  product simulation environment from Comet Solutions.  Hope you enjoy and find it valuable.

Taste of Legume Available

I have created a new Legume -- Taste of Legume that is designed to introduce Legume to those who are intrigued.  Check is out an let me know what you think.

Business Cs Published

I have created a business relationship discussion framework Legume.  It presents a way for thinking about how clients relate to contractors, coaches, consultants, and collaborators.  You can see this at Business Cs.

Medicare My Experience 2013, 2012 Available

Two new versions of the Medicare My Experience Legumes are now available.  Medicare My Experience 2013 is the most recent version and Medicare My Experience 2012 is the version from last year.  I hope you find these Legumes both valuable and enjoyable.

Medicare 2011 - My Experience - A New Book

Throughout the year there are changes to Medicare. There is a major shift each fall where changes for the upcoming year are implemented. "Medicare 2011 - My Experience" is the 2011 update to "Medicare - My Experience 2010." As with typical Legume publications, this book is available in all three Legume forms:

• Legume Book
• Legume eBook
• Legume webBook

I hope this provides value to others. Comments here are encouraged or contact me.

Legume News November 2010

The November 2010 issue of Legume News is now available. In this issue under "Spotlight" is "Productizing Legume Diagrams." This shows how Legume Diagrams can provide an economic engine for creating more and more value. Productizing one diagram provides the resources for creating the next. Check out Legume News to see how I can create diagrams that can you can use to provide value. The "Hot Top" in this issue discusses "Digital Rights Management" (DRM). FavaBean's wisdom discusses how to create a preview Legume webBook that can be used to support productizing. Check is out at Legume News.

Medicare - My Experience 2010 - A New Book

Karen and I have entered the world of Medicare! The Medicare System is so broad that we found it challenging to navigate its landscape to say the least. Aha! A Legume Diagram to the rescue. I have captured our experience in the new book "Medicare - My Experience 2010." As with typical Legume publications, this book is available in all three Legume forms:

• Legume Book
• Legume eBook
• Legume webBook (preview)

For the first time the Legume eBook is published under "Digital Rights Management" (DRM). Also, the Book and eBook provide information on how to access the full version of the website. The upcoming issue of "Legume News" will discuss these properties in more detail.

I hope this provides value to others. Comments here are encouraged.

Medicare is interesting in that you get a "do over" every year. Watch for Legume - My Experience 2011.

Legume News September 2009

The September 2009 issue of Legume News is now available. In this issue under the "Spotlight" are "Legume Authoring Services." A spectrum of services are offered from actually authoring diagrams to diagram author training. Check out Legume News to see how you can get your knowledge represented in a Legume Diagram. The "Hot Tip" in this issue shows how to flexibly format Legume bullet lists. "FavaBean's Wisdom" shows how to prepare pages for publishing. Check it out at Legume News.

Legume Authors Change the World

As Legume Diagram methodologies continue to emerge I think it is intriguing to consider Legume Diagrams and a new "communications medium" and then to think of creators of diagrams as "authors" in the this new medium. Today's update to the Legume Technologies website stimulates such thinking with the encouragement to "Share Your Wisdom – Change the World." The idea is that because Legume Diagrams can be easily created you are more likely to create a diagram (write a Legume Book) than you are to write a traditional book. The process of creating the diagram itself stimulates thinking about the problem/issue at hand tweaking your thoughts for better outcomes. Some have found creating the first diagram to be a bit intimidating and co-authoring through authoring services is a good entry point. Would you like to change your world? Let's create a diagram.

Legume News May 2009

The May 2009 issue of Legume News is not available. In this issue under the "Spotlight" is the just published book "Simply Powerful Legume Diagrams" available in Legume webBook, Legume eBook, and Legume Book formats. Check out Legume News to see the book and see how you can become a Legume author. The "Hot Tip" in this issue show how to mix shape colors for Venn diagram effects. "FavaBean's Wisdom" shows how to create and maintain page references. Check it out at Legume News.

Legume News January 2009

The January 2009 issue of Legume News is now available. Under the "Application Spotlight" you can see Legume Diagrams used as Process templates. "Hot Tip" is on Learning Legume and "FavaBean's Wisdom" discusses collaboration - two authors working on a single diagram. Check it out at Legume News.

Legume Diagrams are all about "Connecting the Dots...Making Sense of Complexity." This is accomplished by interconnecting simple shapes to create a multi-page graphical representation of information. This blog is to help people create diagrams. See legumetech.com for the tool and details.